=== EPASS — Manual Payments & Checkout ===
Contributors: ElBaroon
Tags: woocommerce, payments, instapay, vodafone cash, checkout, receipts
Requires at least: 5.8
Tested up to: 6.8
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 2.0
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

EPASS 2.0 provides a standalone WooCommerce checkout experience for manual payments, receipt uploads, review workflows, dashboards, receipts, and email notifications.

== Description ==

EPASS is a WooCommerce payment operations plugin focused on manual/local payment flows such as InstaPay and wallet transfers. It provides a plugin-owned checkout surface, payment-method management, receipt archive, manual review dashboard, order analytics, printable receipts, and email notifications.

The Google Sheets customer integration is currently marked **Coming Soon**. EPASS may contact its central product-registration endpoint during first-run setup to register the installation and setup profile.

== Features ==
* Standalone EPASS Cart and Checkout UI.
* Manual payment methods and receipt upload workflow.
* EPASS-only dashboard for order review and analytics.
* Receipt archive with duplicate protection and manual block/delete controls.
* Printable EPASS receipts and email notifications.
* First-run guided Setup wizard after activation.
* Fixed EPASS branding bundled inside the plugin.

== External Services ==

EPASS may communicate with the following third-party or external services depending on the enabled feature: WooCommerce APIs installed on the same WordPress site; payment-provider links selected by the site administrator; and the EPASS central registration endpoint at `https://almeshmosamem.com/wp-json/epass/v1/registration` during first-run setup. The registration request contains basic installation/setup information entered by the site administrator.

The Google Sheets customer-facing integration is currently Coming Soon and is not presented as an active Settings feature in this version.

== Installation ==
1. Upload the `epass` plugin folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`.
2. Activate EPASS from **Plugins**.
3. Complete the automatic EPASS Setup wizard.
4. Configure payment methods and Checkout settings.

== Privacy ==
EPASS stores order/payment workflow data in WordPress/WooCommerce and receipt files in the WordPress uploads area according to the site configuration. Site administrators are responsible for configuring payment accounts, privacy notices, retention policies, and applicable legal requirements.

== Changelog ==
= 2.0 =
* Added guided first-run Setup wizard.
* Added fixed bundled EPASS branding and protected attribution.
* Google Sheets customer integration moved to Coming Soon.
* Improved standalone checkout, dashboard, receipts, email, and manual review workflows.
